The 100 Safest Counties in America

FEMA National Risk Index composite score · counties with 10,000+ residents

These are the 100 US counties with the lowest composite natural disaster risk in FEMA's National Risk Index — the places least exposed to hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods, and the 14 other hazards FEMA tracks. Falls Church City, Virginia leads with a score of 1.6 out of 100.

The composite score blends Expected Annual Loss, Social Vulnerability, and Community Resilience across all 18 hazard types — so it reflects not just how often disasters strike, but how much damage they do and how well communities recover. Click any county for its full risk profile and federal disaster history.

Rankings

#CountyRisk ScoreRatingTop HazardAnn. Loss
1Falls Church City, VA
1.6
Very Low Hurricane$3M
2Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK
1.7
Very Low Landslide$2M
3Chattahoochee County, GA
2.0
Very Low Lightning$3M
4Poquoson City, VA
2.4
Very Low Coastal Flood$4M
5Williamsburg City, VA
2.4
Very Low Hurricane$4M
6Camden County, NC
2.5
Very Low Hurricane$3M
7Radford City, VA
2.6
Very Low Earthquake$3M
8Morgan County, UT
3.5
Very Low Landslide$5M
9Los Alamos County, NM
3.6
Very Low Wildfire$5M
10Crawford County, GA
3.9
Very Low Drought$3M
11Uintah County, UT
4.0
Very Low Landslide$4M
12Manassas Park City, VA
4.9
Very Low Hurricane$3M
13Appomattox County, VA
5.1
Very Low Hurricane$3M
14Fairfax City, VA
5.3
Very Low Hurricane$5M
15Colonial Heights City, VA
6.0
Very Low Hurricane$4M
16Trousdale County, TN
6.1
Very Low Earthquake$5M
17Floyd County, VA
6.6
Very Low Landslide$4M
18Lanier County, GA
6.8
Very Low Hurricane$3M
19Clarke County, VA
6.9
Very Low Drought$6M
20Stevens County, MN
7.0
Very Low Winter Weather$6M
21Emery County, UT
7.0
Very Low Lightning$4M
22Franklin County, ID
7.6
Very Low Wildfire$5M
23Duchesne County, UT
7.6
Very Low Landslide$5M
24Lamar County, GA
7.8
Very Low Hurricane$4M
25Fulton County, PA
7.8
Very Low Landslide$4M
26Long County, GA
8.0
Very Low Hurricane$5M
27Pike County, GA
8.0
Very Low Drought$4M
28Jasper County, GA
8.1
Very Low Drought$4M
29Oglethorpe County, GA
8.1
Very Low Hurricane$4M
30King William County, VA
8.3
Very Low Drought$6M
31Madison County, VA
8.4
Very Low Hurricane$5M
32Bristol City, VA
8.6
Very Low Earthquake$3M
33Carbon County, UT
8.7
Very Low Landslide$5M
34Fredericksburg City, VA
8.7
Very Low Lightning$7M
35Mercer County, IL
8.8
Very Low Drought$7M
36Tipton County, IN
8.9
Very Low Drought$7M
37Blackford County, IN
9.0
Very Low Tornado$4M
38Andrews County, TX
9.0
Very Low Drought$6M
39Mackinac County, MI
9.1
Very Low Landslide$3M
40Greene County, VA
9.3
Very Low Hurricane$5M
41Rock County, MN
9.4
Very Low Hail$7M
42McCormick County, SC
9.5
Very Low Hurricane$3M
43Martinsville City, VA
9.6
Very Low Earthquake$3M
44Grand County, UT
10.3
Very Low Lightning$5M
45Waynesboro City, VA
10.3
Very Low Hurricane$6M
46Caldwell Parish, LA
10.5
Very Low Hurricane$4M
47Gates County, NC
10.5
Very Low Hurricane$5M
48Unicoi County, TN
10.6
Very Low Landslide$4M
49Staunton City, VA
10.6
Very Low Hurricane$5M
50Union County, FL
10.9
Very Low Hurricane$5M
51Montgomery County, MS
10.9
Very Low Earthquake$4M
52Edmonson County, KY
11.0
Very Low Hail$5M
53Missaukee County, MI
11.1
Very Low Winter Weather$5M
54Pulaski County, IN
11.2
Very Low Cold Wave$5M
55Harrison County, OH
11.4
Very Low Landslide$4M
56Juneau City and Borough, AK
11.5
Very Low Landslide$6M
57Candler County, GA
11.6
Very Low Hurricane$4M
58Switzerland County, IN
11.6
Very Low Landslide$5M
59Newton County, IN
11.7
Very Low Cold Wave$6M
60Vinton County, OH
11.8
Very Low Landslide$4M
61Amelia County, VA
12.0
Very Low Drought$5M
62Moffat County, CO
12.1
Very Low Landslide$7M
63Linn County, KS
12.2
Very Low Landslide$6M
64LaSalle Parish, LA
12.2
Very Low Hurricane$5M
65Martin County, IN
12.3
Very Low Earthquake$5M
66Greenlee County, AZ
12.4
Very Low Wildfire$5M
67Banks County, GA
12.4
Very Low Hurricane$6M
68Larue County, KY
12.4
Very Low Hail$6M
69Webster County, MS
12.6
Very Low Earthquake$4M
70Meigs County, TN
12.7
Very Low Landslide$4M
71Heard County, GA
12.8
Very Low Hurricane$3M
72King George County, VA
12.8
Very Low Hurricane$8M
73Wilkes County, GA
12.9
Very Low Hurricane$4M
74Wadena County, MN
12.9
Very Low Wildfire$5M
75Union County, TN
12.9
Very Low Landslide$5M
76Greene County, IL
13.0
Very Low Landslide$6M
77Grundy County, IA
13.1
Very Low Drought$10M
78Sussex County, VA
13.2
Very Low Drought$4M
79Baker County, FL
13.3
Very Low Wildfire$6M
80Spencer County, KY
13.3
Very Low Tornado$9M
81Noble County, OH
13.5
Very Low Landslide$5M
82Fluvanna County, VA
13.5
Very Low Hurricane$6M
83Irwin County, GA
13.6
Very Low Hurricane$6M
84Bath County, KY
13.7
Very Low Lightning$5M
85Howard County, MO
13.8
Very Low Landslide$7M
86Lewis County, TN
13.9
Very Low Earthquake$5M
87Prince George County, VA
13.9
Very Low Drought$8M
88Green County, KY
14.0
Very Low Hail$4M
89Wayne County, NE
14.0
Very Low Hail$9M
90Ralls County, MO
14.1
Very Low Heat Wave$8M
91Rains County, TX
14.1
Very Low Ice Storm$6M
92New Kent County, VA
14.1
Very Low Drought$7M
93Dodge County, MN
14.2
Very Low Drought$10M
94Clay County, TX
14.3
Very Low Wildfire$6M
95Buffalo County, WI
14.5
Very Low Landslide$7M
96Coosa County, AL
14.6
Very Low Wildfire$5M
97Montour County, PA
14.7
Very Low Hurricane$5M
98Callahan County, TX
14.7
Very Low Hail$5M
99North Slope Borough, AK
14.8
Very Low Cold Wave$5M
100Dooly County, GA
14.9
Very Low Drought$6M

Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents and US territories are excluded so sparsely populated places and incomplete territory data don't dominate the list. Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the safest county in the US from natural disasters?

Falls Church City, Virginia has the lowest FEMA National Risk Index score (1.6) among US counties with at least 10,000 residents.

How is the ranking calculated?

Rankings use FEMA's National Risk Index v1.20 composite score, which combines Expected Annual Loss, Social Vulnerability, and Community Resilience across 18 natural hazard types. Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents and US territories are excluded so sparsely populated places and incomplete territory data don't dominate the list.

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